Ongewe Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ongewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ongewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Ongewe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ongewe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ongewe occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ongewe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Ongewe is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Ongewe live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 47 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 21 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live.

Ongewe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ongewe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongew915/
Angewe834/
Ongewa832/
Ongebe832/
Ongowe831/
Ongiew831/
Ongiewa778/
Hengewe775/
Ongebei771/
Ongowei771/
Angew7334/
Onjew7323/
Hounzewe711/
Ongiwech711/
Onsewa67131/
Angewa6736/
Angawe6734/
Angiwe6714/
Angowe6712/
Angebe679/
Engewi678/
Angeew677/
Engowe677/
Engawe674/
Angeve673/
Ongawi673/
Onsebe673/
Houngueve672/
Onngiw671/
Ongove671/
Engeve671/
Angiew671/
Ungiwe671/
Ungewa671/
Ongebi671/
Houndjewe671/
Oncebe671/
Ongevi671/
Honsewest670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ongewe
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